GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Objects known as “spoons” may have functioned as trays from which hallucinogenic snuff was inhaled. The shape suggests the body of a tadpole, a creature associated with transformation, or a long-tailed bird, a fitting symbol for flight achieved through ecstatic intoxication. This pendant would have originally been suspended from a necklace or brooch as indicated by the smaller drilled holes at top and back of the figure. Objects such as these often accompanied the king on his journey through death to the otherworld.
Drawn from
- Carol Robbins, Label text [1968.20], A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
- Carol Robbins, Label text [1973.18], A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
- Getty Vocabulary, AAT (pendants (jewelry): AAT: 300046002).
NOTES
Olmec, Middle Formative period, 900–500 B.C.E., updated by KJones in TMS on 10/16/13, 03/14/16, and 03/21/16.
Cultures
Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619
Olmec: AAT: 300017051
Geography
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Guerrero (state): TGN: 7005585
Process/materials
jadeite (mineral): AAT: 300011121
carving: AAT: 300053149
polishing (finishing): AAT: 300053867
drillwork (sculpture technique): AAT: 300186211
Historical periods
Middle Preclassic Period (Formative): AAT: 300016973
Preclassic (Archaic / Formative / Mesoamerican period): AAT: 300016967
Formative Period (Preclassic): AAT: 300016973
Individuals
Subject terms
worn costume accessories: AAT: 300209274
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
pendants (jewelry): AAT: 300046002
spoons: AAT: 300043149
green (color): AAT: 300128438
hallucinogen (psychoactive agent): DMA
transformations (concepts / processes): DMA
supernatural (concepts): AAT: 300055947
underworld (doctrinal concept): AAT: 300343823
shiny: AAT: 300065244
ritual objects: AAT: 300312158
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PROVENANCE
Until 2000: Juanita K. Bromberg, Dallas [1], [2]
From 2000: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts, The Alfred and Juanita Bromberg Collection, bequest of Juanita K. Bromberg [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing provenance information in TMS. No other supporting information found in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object Files. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift from estate of Juanita K. Bromberg (dated November 02, 1999, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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General Description
Objects known as “spoons” may have functioned as trays from which hallucinogenic snuff was inhaled. The shape suggests the body of a tadpole, a creature associated with transformation, or a long-tailed bird, a fitting symbol for flight achieved through ecstatic intoxication. This pendant would have originally been suspended from a necklace or brooch as indicated by the smaller drilled holes at top and back of the figure. Objects such as these often accompanied the king on his journey through death to the otherworld.
Drawn from
- Carol Robbins, Label text [1968.20], A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
- Carol Robbins, Label text [1973.18], A. H. Meadows Galleries, 2010.
- Getty Vocabulary, AAT (pendants (jewelry): AAT: 300046002).
Fun Facts
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Web Resources
Notes
Olmec, Middle Formative period, 900–500 B.C.E., updated by KJones in TMS on 10/16/13, 03/14/16, and 03/21/16.
Cultures
Pre-Columbian (American): AAT: 300016619
Olmec: AAT: 300017051
Geography
Mexico (nation): TGN: 7005560
Guerrero (state): TGN: 7005585
Process/materials
jadeite (mineral): AAT: 300011121
carving: AAT: 300053149
polishing (finishing): AAT: 300053867
drillwork (sculpture technique): AAT: 300186211
Historical periods
Middle Preclassic Period (Formative): AAT: 300016973
Preclassic (Archaic / Formative / Mesoamerican period): AAT: 300016967
Formative Period (Preclassic): AAT: 300016973
Individuals
Subject terms
worn costume accessories: AAT: 300209274
jewelry: AAT: 300209286
pendants (jewelry): AAT: 300046002
spoons: AAT: 300043149
green (color): AAT: 300128438
hallucinogen (psychoactive agent): DMA
transformations (concepts / processes): DMA
supernatural (concepts): AAT: 300055947
underworld (doctrinal concept): AAT: 300343823
shiny: AAT: 300065244
ritual objects: AAT: 300312158
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 2000: Juanita K. Bromberg, Dallas [1], [2]
From 2000: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts, The Alfred and Juanita Bromberg Collection, bequest of Juanita K. Bromberg [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance was existing provenance information in TMS. No other supporting information found in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object Files. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift from estate of Juanita K. Bromberg (dated November 02, 1999, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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